more on outdoor showers

Hi Peter d, We have been camping out bush for many years , we have a 20 l canvas bag with a shower rose attached to the bottom a rope tied to the top , an 8 inch cresent spanner tied to the rope throw it over the limb of a tree Put a billy full of water at the required temp pull up to a bit over head height . Get wet stop water, soap up rinse of . Plenty of water for 2 people to have good clean up. Bought shower at a camping store in Geraldton W.A . hope this is of some help . Canvas bag folds down flat dries out over night takes up very little room.
Cheers Bungarra

My advice the simpler the better. Why do you need a Jump pack when you have a cigerette liter socket in your 4WD?

I bought a cheap crappy jump pac that probably wouldnt start a 250cc motorbike. I love it. I use it for my spotlight, camping fluro, shower pump, gps when I'm in my 12'tinny, 12 volt pump for airbeds/inflateable pool for the kids, and on my compressor. I just treat it as a disposable item, or rechargeable battery. It would have saved me 3 times the purchase price in alkaline batteries so far, along with the convienience factor.

I haven't really needed a solar panell for it, although it has ran out a few times. It is 18 months old and still going, although its a bit harder to charge now. I went against the manufactures warnings and use a std 4 amp charger (for about half an hour) now, as the little chargers that come with it take forever now. I would even consider a couple more rather than the expense of the solar panel.

I love the portability of my little unit, even just as a rechargeable fluro light, and for $30.00 you cant go wrong.

Cheers Andrew

They will certainly power a shower easily.

As for recharge ? . . . I dont know I would bother with solar for this. The Battery will last quite some time.

Probably just recharging using the 12v cable into the ciggie plug when going for a drive will top it up enough.

I would try it first before outlaying the $$$ on a Solar Panel . . . they aren't that cheap or good.

I used to use electric shower. The 7Ah batteries (same size as you get in the smallest jump pack) would power it for a long, long time - to recharge it, I'd plug it into the car when on the road. Got sick of the motors drowning and rusting out.

These days we are a convert for the 5 litre spray pumps that you use for fertilizer or pesticides. Just heat up a billy of water and tip it in with 2 billies of cold. Then pressurise it, and you're away. You can have a very good shower with only 1.5 litres of water - its great for the desert, and tehres no electronic stuff or solar showers to bother with.

Cheers
Phil

Hi Peter, I've been using the same idea (minus the solar panel) for some time now and find it works well. The jump starter battery lasts for heaps of showers. I charge the battery from the cigarette lighter in the car. Running the shower pump directly from the cigarette lighter is an option but you don't or can't always have your vehicle parked next to your shower tent
Regards
Obone

Read the other day that the MD of Super Cheap has pulled the pin.

thank you everyone for all your replys, they are all very helpful and good ideas, thanks again. happy camping
peter d